Today, they were sentenced to a total of 61 years imprisonment for the 2012 attack.

During trials at Hove Crown Court, all four denied involvement in the attack but the jury found them guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent.

Unemployed Patrick Brookes, from Worthing, was sentenced to 16 years imprisonment.

Reynolds, from North London, Dominic Brookes, from South London, and Johnson, from Worthing, were all sentenced to 15 years.

Mr Moyo, who is also known as 'Joe', said: 'I am pleased with the outcome and me and my fiancé both agree that justice has been served.

'We are hoping to get married next year - this has now given us closure on what happened and we can put it behind us.

'We are glad this has now all finished and we can move on.'

Mr Moyo fought for his life in hospital for months after the late night attack.

Jailed: Patrick Brookes, 27 (left), has been jailed for 16 years for the attack which left Mr Moyo with infections that spread to his vital organs, forcing him onto life support. Dominic Brookes, 19 (right), was jailed for 15 years

Guilty: Trey Johnson, 18 (left), was 16 when he attacked Mr Moyo in Worthing, Sussex. He and Jeremiah Reynolds, 26 (right) were found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent and jailed for 15 years each

He is now adapting to the tasks of daily life with the help of prosthetic limbs.

Mr Moyo’s fiancée, Amy Dunne, said: 'For two to three months every day both our families visited him hoping and praying, before finally he was taken off the life support.